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for more on this, i'm joined now by maria de los angeles torres, director of latin american and latino studies at the university of illinois in chicago. and julia sweig, director for latin america studies at the council on foreign relations. professor torres, le me stt th yo what do you think the government in ha vab a did this? >> i think there are several reasons, ray. there's clearly a lot of pressure from below to make changes. as the economic crisis and the inability of the government to actually meet the needs of people, there will be symbolic changes in policies that are very unpopular. i think the idea of having to ask permission to travel abroad is something that has deep negative connotations for cubans since it was at the very beginning of the revolution something that caused divisions of families. so symbolically i think the government is responding to those below. it is also, i think, shows that there is a great deal of struggle in that bureaucracy. people on the one hand have been, if you will, a little bit more pragmatic about the kind of changes they would like to make.
for more on this, i'm joined now by maria de los angeles torres, director of latin american and latino studies at the university of illinois in chicago. and julia sweig, director for latin america studies at the council on foreign relations. professor torres, le me stt th yo what do you think the government in ha vab a did this? >> i think there are several reasons, ray. there's clearly a lot of pressure from below to make changes. as the economic crisis and the inability of the...
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from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with actor keanu reeves, the star of many notable films, including, of course, "the matrix" trilogy. he now has a new documentary out called "side by side." next year, he is said to make his feature film directing debut. we are glad you could join us. a conversation with key honorees' coming up right now. -- keanu reeves coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. smiley. pleased to welcome keanu reeves to this program. the talented and popular star of so many notable projects, including, of course, "the matrix" trilogy, is out now with a terri
from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with actor keanu reeves, the star of many notable films, including, of course, "the matrix" trilogy. he now has a new documentary out called "side by side." next year, he is said to make his feature film directing debut. we are glad you could join us. a conversation with key honorees' coming up right now. -- keanu reeves coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the...
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they're not in los angeles. they're in fresno. they're in bakersfield. those people in that community are more conservative. they don't want any taxes. the tax word is very powerful. for the republicans they're doing what their neighbors and constituents want. >> reporter: it doesn't sound like you think at least on the state level and maybe on the federal level that this ideological split, the republicans, democrats, at a party and so for it dsn't sound like you have a lot of hope that that could be bridged. >> i'm a very hopeful person and i'm optimistic about california that we found a way around the log jam. but i have to tell you the ideology of the republicans is different than the democrats. they don't mind the inequality. or they believe by giving more money to the most well off that it will trickle down and everyone will get better off. yes, america is facing not a problem but a crisis of governing. if wean'overme ihen we had deteriorate and no longer be a world leader. >> reporter: it's that serious? and just one question. you reported you had
they're not in los angeles. they're in fresno. they're in bakersfield. those people in that community are more conservative. they don't want any taxes. the tax word is very powerful. for the republicans they're doing what their neighbors and constituents want. >> reporter: it doesn't sound like you think at least on the state level and maybe on the federal level that this ideological split, the republicans, democrats, at a party and so for it dsn't sound like you have a lot of hope that...
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here in los angeles, at the southern california school of engineering, they're also pushing ahead on the frontiers of robotics, looking for new work for robots to do, not way off in the future, things like running, and getting up stairs, or carrying heavy loads. they're convinced here that there are a lot of things that robots can be helping with today, instead of waiting for far of technologies, its called socially assistive robotics. at u.s.c.'s robotics research lab, roboticists, who also work with children with autism, have expanded their research into other special needs populations- - notably the growing need for elderly care. professor maja mataric is the founding director of u.s.c.'s center for robotics and embedded systems. >> a very interesting area to explore is creating machines that can interact with people one-on-one, to bridge what i call the care gap. so there are a lot of people, numerous, thousands, even millions of people, who need one-on-one care, whether it's because they are aging in place, and they're becoming lonely and isolated. they need to be reminded to be
here in los angeles, at the southern california school of engineering, they're also pushing ahead on the frontiers of robotics, looking for new work for robots to do, not way off in the future, things like running, and getting up stairs, or carrying heavy loads. they're convinced here that there are a lot of things that robots can be helping with today, instead of waiting for far of technologies, its called socially assistive robotics. at u.s.c.'s robotics research lab, roboticists, who also...
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a lot of research and development goes on in this area and in the los angeles area. and it also hits the researchers who are working in life sciences who rely on federal funding for their research dollars as well. so there's a lot of concern because it reaches a lot of areas that really buoyed the area up during the economic downturn, that kept the economic downturn from being as severe, which was the military and life sciences. >> brown: so your sense is people were watching carefully the fiscal cliff doings and even more so now, we've been talking about on the program that this is going to continue for months. >> yeah, it's really kind of seen as more of a swerve instead of carrevening over this fiscal cliff. people realize that, you know, the vehicle is still moving and there is still the potential to have a serious impact in jobs and in dollars that come in and out of the san diego economy. so that has them worried as well. >> stan jastrzebski, also thinking about what is going on in washington t that would be the federal reserve which has kept interest rates at
a lot of research and development goes on in this area and in the los angeles area. and it also hits the researchers who are working in life sciences who rely on federal funding for their research dollars as well. so there's a lot of concern because it reaches a lot of areas that really buoyed the area up during the economic downturn, that kept the economic downturn from being as severe, which was the military and life sciences. >> brown: so your sense is people were watching carefully...